On Thursday, defence ministers of Poland and Germany met at Jasionka Airport close Rzeszów, which acts as a logistics hub through which a crucial part of abroad support for Ukraine passes. During the press conference after the meeting, Pistorius announced the launch of a mission of 2 German anti-aircraft batteries Patriot, which will defend airspace over the region. So far, the Americans have played this role.
Pistorius pointed out that the mission would last six months, adding that it could not be permanent due to hardware and personnel restrictions.
It is very crucial that we support each another and accept allies as best we can. – wrote MON on platform X.
Pistorius pointed out that the effective functioning of the logistics hub in Rzeszów is crucial in the face of the hard situation in Ukraine and the constant request of Ukrainians to support the West. He thanked Poland for participating in coordination and providing assistance to Ukraine, stressing that Poland performs this function with incredible bravado and commitment.
Eastern flank safety
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters will shortly launch a mission to patrol airspace over Poland and Romania.
Thank you for the Eurofighter declaration to defend the Polish sky and our allies in Romania. This makes NATO's east flank safer. Minister Pistorius has come consecutive from Lithuania, where a brigade of German troops is being installed to defend our ally. 5 1000 soldiers are going to be stationed there, which is an expression of allied presence said Kosiniak-Kamish during the conference.
Poland is making a immense effort to modernise and grow the army, spending almost 5% of GDP on these objectives this year. States are safe erstwhile 3 principles are met: the strength of society, the strength of their own army and the strength of the alliance – added the head of the MON.
Other initiatives
The head of the German Ministry of Defence drew attention to another initiatives that German armed forces are implementing to support the safety of NATO's east flank. As he stated, from the beginning of the year, Airbus A330 MRTT air tankers, belonging to the fleet shared by respective NATO European states, have been ready to support allied air missions on the east flank.
Russia may attack
According to Boris Pistorius Putin from 2029 to 2030 may reorganise his armed forces to make the appropriate conditions for a possible theoretical attack on another countries, including NATO countries. According to the Minister, the countries of the alliance must supply themselves with a defence capacity that will take a long time and absorb quite a few funds.
There, the arms manufacture is seriously developing, quite a few tanks and airplanes are being manufactured, and this means that the Russian armed forces are increasing significantly. By 2026, their number is likely to increase to 1.5 million soldiers – Pistorius noted.
